Where does “വായനശാല” come from?

വായനശാല (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam വായന, from Sanskrit वाचन, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

വായനശാല (Malayalam): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “വായനശാല”, step by step

വായനശാല traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam വായന

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവായനreading
2Sanskritवाचनthe act of reciting, recitation
3Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
4Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Malayalam ശാല

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamശാലinstitution
2Sanskritशालाa house, mansion, building, hall, large room,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →